-ff Lr "H V, I I m 41 1H EH 1A i 1 V l vST"- ! " "Ir4' - . jjHiJil XliLlVI V V JOdDjiyJu $1 JDtll 1 JG-Jlv ' ' - -1 -' 1 - r ' - -1 . ,1 . ; BRENHAM, WASHINGTON COUNTY, TEXAS. FREDA Y. FEBRUARY 1. 1878. TOL XITI. JST0. 5 d y..t!.i t " ah--? n ' if - ; , . The Weekly Banner .jr- BV !UlK LETIK. Friday, Eubruary 1, 1878. EDITORIAL KOTES. '.,; ' Bilcd coon and cabbage." v Il.xi. is yet in the way of the "-.ewsnaners. 9 . - r' ,.' Tire Uornea arog is i le name r- . of a paper in .Shelby couuty, .'One bv one tliefo?es Fall.' The Houston Age becotnea an even ing paper. The Hempstead Messenger man is having a liunp fun over mock marriage. IIkkk comes our triend ot , the Waco Telephone and asks .a "waist" question. Axd now comes the old Gal . yeston Civilian, and wants to know something about hell. J Tiib San Matwo . Free Press U offjred for sale bythe proprie tor, Mr. T. BL. Julian. He offers a bargain. The Gcrmins propose a via ' orous interference with the "English settlement ottlio Turcu Jlussian war. -"Tiik Texas cattle law of Mis souri has lieeu declared nncqn fititntional by the United States Supreme Court. Thk-Popb is getting worse. II o has been sick fcr the lat joar or two, but cannot make up his mind to die. The nunc of onr friend." Jos. D. Sayers, is suggested for lieu tenant governor, and seems to . bo fully appjoved. Tue London Times does not approve of the term . or peace that has"' been made for the Turks aud Russians. " 'IltJ-SuV'teruis harc'been fiHly agreed to 'on the part of the Turks without any advice on the part of the Russians. A negro was sentenced to the penitentiary from Pittafield, Massachusetts, for life for com mitting an assault upon a lady. Tkxas border troubles continne" to. trouble the Congressional committee on Foreign rclttions. Tertimony is still being taken. RicirxcNn, Va., is now erjoy ing a "sensation over a default ing State Treasurer. The au thorities seem to have the best ot him. Tnc worst case of wit that Las come under the observation of the BiN'irEtt tor many a day, 13 the calling by an ox-driver, of bis oxen, asses. All the young rascals who are likely tq be -Invostigated by the committees in Washington are offered protection by the President. Somk of Senator Blaine's ad mirers psikl him the very hand some cutnpliincnt of deeoratihg . Ills desk in the Senate chamber with a fine boqutt. To Snow the small amount of Iegistatiou before Congress it V? stated on good authority that there are-onTy two thousand bills before that respectable body. First clasi laborers are now hiring at $60 to S0 per year in Alabama. In slave times a flegro man who was anything of St field hand was worth from $150 to $200 a year. - Herb we come with more fan thrown at Secretary Schurz of the Indian Bureau. A Washington city paper says that he bis been run away with, and not had his linen injured. It appears that Hill and La mar voted, against the silver bill in the Senate, in this re spect it is apparent that they have, made a sad mistake. The popular opinion favors the bill. It appears from news at headquarters that there is still a Freedmcns Bureau hospital "'in operation at Washington city, but the newspaper report ers are entirely excluded from getting any items. J5F" Top can get better pho tograph likeni ssenaj Robertson & Co. gallery than 'at any other ' -gallory ir. the city. The Galveston Visitor k a, lively and entertaining news paper containing.; fair amount of Texas items dUhed Jip iu a style that Is Wasteful to the read cr, j Thk TjUrcoTtussian war -appears to be about ofer. Russia is to have everything its own way.- England is completely hnaten out and is .now willimr to let' Russia ,make her. own terms. Ifow comes Senator McDon aid. of Indiana,- who sets itrthcj seat lately ojcjnjpsnyjtiie .worst i the South, O. P. Morton, our bitterest enemy, and introduces a bill in the Senate asking the establishment of a mint at In dianapolis. Somk of our Milam onnty friends have been very badly taken in by trying to save a little tohac."o tax. It teems from a Rockdale dispatch to the Galveston ZTnot tint the boys up that way have le:n chewing a little illicit tobacco. .dT a meeting of the Senate Comraitee on Foreign Affairs, a tew days ago, professor Welles Williams, a gentleman who has paed many years in Cliinn, spoke in favor of Chinese iini gratioo to this country. Tic is said to have taken a missionary view of the question. Aoais we come to the front with a favorable report of the progress of the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway. Mr. Kopperl says that the road is bound to be bnilt, aud that the subscription will aud must be made and paid. Galvestou is bound to build the road. Osk ot our representatives in Congress says that tlie demand for American goods in China is practically unlimited. The ar ticles particularly UEcd are cot ton goods, of the commonest -TOake,ueh'as drills, jeans and lower grade ot shirting, goods that arc needed and worn by the laboring classes ot that densely populated country. There is but little doubt that so soon as cotton manufactories are established in the south where our staple product can be inaScinlo saleable goods and disposed of we will then have pro-perous times; but hardly before then. Silver Bill FagM-ft the Senate. Senator Matthcws's nay the public debt bill to ot the United States In silver coin of 412 J grains to the dollar ot stan dard silver, was passed on Fri day by a vote of 43 to 22. Here is the roll of honor: Yeas Allison, Armstrong, Bailey, Beck, t Booth, Bruce. Cameron of Pa.,. Cameron, of Wis., Chaffee. Coke, Conover, Dcvis .t III., Davis of W. Va., Dcnm, Dorscy, Eusti, Ferry, Gordon, Grover, Hereford. Howe, Johnston, Jones of Fla.. Jones ot Nevada, Kirk wood, McCreery,. McDonald, McMil lan, Matthews, Maxey, Merri mon, Morgan, Oglesby, Plumb, Ransom, baulsltury, Saunders, Spencer, Teller, Thurmaii, Yoor hee, Wallace, Witlers 43. Nays Anthony, Barniim, Bayard, Blaine, Burusidc, Chribtiancy, Gonkling, Dawes, Eaton, Edmund. Hamlin, Ker nan, Lamar, McPlierson, Mitch ell, Morrill, Paddock. Randolph, Rollins, Jsargcnt, Wadleigh and WiiiJom 22. Tlie Fort Worth Standard says the African race, lacks the energy of the white man. He will not work-and do the same amount of labor in a day. It he canjinake an ordinary living of corn bread and bacon in a day's labor, he lcels perfectly satisfied. As to a lack of en erZ' wo think ho is a little wanting. Our friends and fellow-citizen, the colored mani is compelled. to he a hewer of wood and a drawer of water. Things are getting entirely too cheap in Texes. Dcnisqn has had two nickel saloons, aild they tailing to pay their town license, were both yanked in and fluid by the Mayor. To prove that nickel saloons were a good thing, they both paid up. "Biled conn and cabbage." . jrarnaft!lc ttiqnrtte. Tho Austin S'atesmdn has rea'd1 the' prt ot Texas many and manya jlccturo on imper sonal journalism, yet it takes especial and particular, delight in referring to certain editors by name,-In its issue of Friday last it.pay,"U-complimeats to the Dallas Mefald, and also the Bonbam!-$ic man, mention ' log Wie.ditprs, ot-.buth papers by name. The day. and time in which personal jornalismex. isted Jiaai"pnsseLat Jea9tjwith ?"brJtltvards7hmwEpaperpefejSdingTo any btanding. lo , tlie ordinary reader ot a newspaper it makes but 'little or no difference whether Brown, Jones or Rob inson edits a paper. It a news paper cannot stanb on its own merits, it had, perhaps, much better suspend. Who in Texas knows or cares' who is the editor ot the New York Herald, the Sun, the WorM, the Tribune, or the Boston Post, and the hun dreds of influential ppers in the United Stutes. It, in the estimation of this paper, has ceased to interest the readers of it win) may be the editor. News papers established on a solid basis last not for a day, but for years, and many years beyond the ordinary lifetime ot a man. TheTIartford Courant, a year or two ago, celebrated the hnndreth anniversary of its existance. The 'ordinary experience of man kind certainly teaches us that the readers of a paper of that age who read the earliest num bers have long since passed out ot existance, and in addition to that, -their memories are uu honored and unsung. Failure. The St. Louis Itcpnbllcan, one of the best authorities on farming in tlie West, says that .farming is the best and safest occupation in the western coun try. The farmers imagine they alone would be the sufferers from tho stringency of the times. ThUaeeras to" have been an en tire mistake. The Bepnblican .ays, speaking ot fanners, that they must think differently as they look to the cities now and see the toppling of old. firms, and the crash ot banks, insur -aneo. companies, railroad com panies and manufacturing houses that have fallen before the storm. This paper has withstood all the financial crNis that have swept over the Missis sippi Valley, and it is now con vinced that farming i the best and only reliable thing for the mass of the peoplo :o be at. The havoc is greatest in those cities whcrc'wealth and luxury made the most ostentasious dis play. What were supposed to be colla6alfortiinps were swallow ed np iu a minute. During the year 1877 there was 8,872 commercials failures, involvipg liabilities of 8190,669,000; and during the four years lrom 1874 to 1S76 inclusive there weie31, 534 failures, with aggregate liabilities ot 873S,085,00". Mns. Gaines' Claim against THK Crr OF BALTIMORE. 1 will be remembered that about two weeks ago Mayor Kane referred to City Solictor Findlay a com munication from a Washington attorney claiming that some of the property Sold by the city at New Oi leans on account of the Mc Donogh bequests, is claimed by tlie well known Mrs. Myra Clark Gaines as part ot the property to which she has come in jxisaesoiou by the de cision of the Supreme court about one year ago. Mr. J, Proctor Morse is the attorney rcfered to Mr. Gaines thought that Baltimore would be reluc tant to do her justice, and she therefore sent her attorney, Mr. W. II. Wilder, to make an im mediate settlement with the city. Air. Wildej was at the mayors- oflice yesterday. Mr. Wilder stated that the courts decided that the property sold by the ci'y was obtained by John Mc 'Donogh under a fraud ulent deed, and that it is val ued at $75,000. Mrs. Gaines' claim, with interest, for $10,000. she is willing to compromise $50.000 Bltlmore American. 19M. Pkacii and Honey I Old peach and 1'reeli honry at Hirrch-beru'fc. TELEGRAPHIC. h HallDaiis Jfath. n hitler Acquitted. Special to the BOJKXR.J IlKMPSTEAn, Jan. 26, 1S78. The cae of Hall Davis and Nathan Whitley, charged with the murder of a German in Austin county, about two years ago, was tried here this week on-i a change of 'venue. Tlio ver dict was "not guilty." i DISTRICT COURT. JSetting of. Caies on Civ Docket. "wAt a meeting of the Har As sociation, held at the office of Giddings & Morriss, on the 24th day of January, 1878, it was agreed to set all jnry casus lor the sixth week, as follows: Mosr.AT, Feb 11. .ri227. Wliitaker vs. Xewman. 5JS7. Lundon va. H.ST. O. R. R. Co. Tcesdvt, Fra 12. 5105 Fink v. InMiranceOo. 5172. Dyi r v. Healy Wkdxesiuv, FkD. 13. 5350 Hodge, D.xlart & Co. vt. Bron- enkent. B35I. Herrrn Bron. vn. Brnnenkent.' 5395 Hatfi-M tn.Hntfirld. 54GG. flendwrenn vs. Hatfield. Tiiuiipdiy, Feu. 14. 5.175 Willi &Bm. vk. Whitman. 5470. Bariu-11 b. Williams. Fhidat. Fiat. 15. 5377. Caranl-ll v. Br-fdlove. 5405. -Chad wick vs. Frlder. Saturdvt, Fib. 10. 5448 Bncklry vs. Fw-nrinppr. 54U). NiclioN va. Inurance Co, Cases tt for tlie srventh week, ivnd to bo tried by the Court as follows: Monday, Feb IS. 4098 Hudson va. Nrwmsn. 50S8 lVch v. Bnt!-tt& Bisett. 5474" H- nders n vs. Hatfield. Tuksday, Fsb. 1!. 4908 H- & T. C. R. It. Co. vs. Bind ing. 452 Pfeffercorn vs Ke'rr. Wednfsdw, Feb. 20. 5090 Davis va Uarrett. 5404. S-lmi-key vs. Ayers. Thursday, Feb. 21. 6277. Fi-clicr v Lizowitz. 5430 SMtinanvs Hirschbrrg. FitinAY, Fl.B. 23. 5178 -Waidwell v.. Matrhett. 5420. Ii-irketi va. Cruzir r. S tbbdat, Feb. 23: All divprc caess tet for this day. 5"47. Fmith vs. Smith. . 5348 Hensey vs. Hen&ey. . , . - 6.H9. Roks vs. Ro.m. 5412 Newman vs Xawman. 5413 Bradford vs. Bradford. 5416. Washington Vg. Washington. 5423. William, vs. Williams. 542S Thorahill vs. Thoruhill. 5444, Moore v. JI-ore. 54-i3Po.ll vs. Powell. 6454. Paiki r vs. Patker 54111 .Wagoner vs. Waconer. 5182 Stevenson v. SteveLton. 5 '68. "wlev vs. Wiw-ley. 54G4. WMiu'ni-. r. William. 54G5. (1 raves ys. Grave. 5478. Biadford vs. Bradford. The following cases are left on'call: 4053 Campbell vs. Gentry 4733. Campbell vs. Norman. 478. Atkinson vs. Davidsun. 41195 Tiebijf vs Hughes. 59S Moore vs M.iore.. 5319. City of Breau&m vs. Slater and wita 5400 Smith vs Evans. 5411. btoues vs Sniitb. 5421.- Csrt' r v. Harbtrnian & War drll. 34 17. (1'ddinjrs vs Kramer. 5i.)8. Jackson vs. Wilkin. 544.1 ni vs. Kannle. 54(10 Maj fie td vs. dates. 5471. (lentry vs. BrtntJldter. 547rf Clark va. Cuiry. The following cas.es are continoed: 45')0 Robertson v. Felder. 4601 Turn vs. Tom. 49.2ft Haim s "t Stone vi. Hammond. 5135. Bonoc Brothers vs. Bailey & Pud. 5178 Anderson vs. H. & T. C- R. R. Co. 5209 Melntyro vs. Low. 52-35. Bmk vs. Bank. 54.i Cirolton vs. Mclntyre. 54113 Simtli is. Wilkiii. 5477 lrleton vs. Calloway. 5179 Barnlull vs. Heirs, of Barn kil. JOHN SATLES, President. BATEiM'FAitLAND, Secretary. Remember This. Now is the time of jear for Pnnn. lunula. Lung Fever, Coughs, Colds, and fatal ."-emits ot predisposition bi Consumption and other I hroatand Lung disease. BoKcn.e,& (icriiiaii,Sr. up has '.een useil iu this neichboriiood for the past two or three yearn without a kingie failure to cure. If yon hive not Uhetl this niedicino yourself, jjo to your druggist, R. E Lull n &. C3 and ask lilm of its wonderful success among his cutotner8. Three dose will relieve tlie worst cast'. If jou have no faith in any medicine, just bu a sample bottle of Boscliee'a German Syrup fur 10 c-nts and try It. Regular -use ottle 75 cent. Don't neglect a chance to save 75 cents The Dreaded Consnmptli'ii. Creeps in upon u unawares. Ilia Fad ctnsequnce of having once t.o often neglected a tr'fling cold. Defy this unwelcoino viritot by using Par'.er's Ginger Tonic on the first appearance of a "ough. Cold or Sure Throat, and you will escape the danger. TUe is no cure equal to it, and its powerful ac tion on th mucous surfaces of the throat and lungs, removes all soreness and inrl uuuiali.jp therefrom, and pro lect the feeble from Consumption. Kquall) valuablo as a corrective, the thousand of ladit-s who suffer untold mi-eries from tunctional derangements will gratefully appreciate its conrort. rs ir gives entire relief from Painhil l'vri'Klsand establishes the lieullhlul regularity of the disturbed functions. Buy fmui yjur druggist, R K. Lu'in & Co, a $1.00 ho'tlo or a sample Untie at 15 cents and trr its merits. d.W Closing out entire tall and winter goods, blanket, shawls, clothing flannels, etc., to make room for spriti"; goo.I., at J). V. B!ooib.irh"c. STATS-lS Day laborers two dollars per d! ton. - Charlvarians ble an, Victc?r'a. - favette d healthy condition,- h 797.61 in tne treasnry JThesLasrango Record asks the names of all deafand dunilj persons in the county, - It seems that Dallas s a'80 plentifully supplied with can didates for city officers. The Denison News Bays that on Wednesday last fifty bales of cotton were received. Among other aspirants for I Gubernatorial houors, the name of Sir. Kopperl, of Galveston, is announced. The Hempstead Messenger reports the killing of Tom Bell an old and highly respected cit zen of Waller county. County candidates are be coining as plentiful as grains of sand on the sea beach. This connty is no exception. B. C. Craft, editor of the Lnling Commerci'd, died on the 25sh inst. at Luling. lie was quite an elderly gentleman. The Telegram of Houston claims that that city has no less than forty tramps camped in the calaboose ol that "place. The Mcxia Ledger says the LaGrange Record was the worse case 'of printing that it has seen in a long time. The Austin Gazette says that Austin is 'about completed. We had hoped that the capital ot the State was 'till a grow- The bridge across the Bra zos river at Washington has been completed, consequently a "considerableamount oloiew trade will go to Navasota. We iniixt say that Col. Openheimer, ot Victoria, is tl c best advertiser in the interior of Texa. If ho does not do a good business, it is certainly not his fault. King Fisher has by his long confinement lost much flesh and now has a very haggard appearance. Ho has been taken to Medina on a vrit of habeas, corpus. r A man named Bates, who had been assistant -postmaster at Granbury. Hood connty was rc cantly captured by means ot a decoy letter containing a $20 marked bill. Tho La Grange Record says now is the time to plant an early crop ot Irish potatoes. There has been m-iny thousand bushels of them sold for seed in Brenham this season. 'llio Dallas Herald has an article under the caption of "Hooking Hog,,, it has been a prevalent opinion in this part of the world that hog- could -not be taken in with hooks. Victoria connty is now the happy possessor of en eleven hundred dollar 6afe, all the way from New York city, and better than that they' have money of their own to put into that safe. The Dallas Commercial learns that everybody in Fort Worth is in favor of Throck tnoi ton for Governor. The Dal las papers are doing some hard work for their favorite candi date. Tramps are still flocking into "Dallas, thq Herald says thev seek the .surbrubs of the' city and insist upon the ladies feeding them while the gentle men are down town attending to business. i? Heiecomes the Waco Tele phone with the biggest drink story that we know of in the entiro State ot Texas. It is very moderate in its demand, surely, claiming 5.900 drinking saloons in the town of Waco. A Fort Worth loke says that whi'e he wa6 runniug around looking for things, prin cipally 'chickens; he came upon a scene that was 'calculated to demoralize a chicken thief. This kind T1 a storv is rather thin. vflHIHHHHlKf jmm.A aro 'es ITVt k -'i ull.ui.ilcMlHHHHHHHHHHHHr1' tV P' TH avtnj drummer drooped intol was put through a half a column explain. The was taken hen shot at Ik'eiTclcied' run was the Such is life. Here is "Big Foot'VWallace, who has been celebrated in every dime novel inxiJie United States, settled Ldown in the neighborhood of It 83.11 Antonio as a farmer, with--oufao'mneh as even. 40 "acres "and a mule. ' The Fort Worth Sandard. says that meri are takon up for carrying concealed weapons and fined by the city authorties. The justices of the peace then inflict a second fine sim ply for the purpose of collecting costs. The multiplicity of courts in Texas makes the trimmings the object without trimmings the courts could not be run. Notwithstanding the fact that the Galveston Civilian has been one of tlie most foremost papers in that city to defend Sclim Kinker, the deceassd county treasnrer7 it says in its issue of the 22d inst., that his bold men has made a compro mise with the county nutliori ties on a basis ot $3,000. This looks as thongh" there was a cer tain amount ot erookedness somewhere. The 'Wago ' Jixaminer re- .ports the appearance 111 that town of a crazy man, who last year made his appearance in Brenham. He has a mania for climbing trees, and preaching sermons to such people as he can induce to listen at him. When here he was run out of town. There is but little .doubt the Waco preacher, is the same man that was here. How' he" has managed to eke out an existence is a mystery., The city of Anderson now boasts of. three schools. What other city or 337$ inhabitants can do as much? Navasoia Tablet. No Doubt of rr. Portraits of friends and relatives in all ages were and are desirable, but be fore the days of Daugareotype, and subsequently ol Photo graphy, 4the prices, Qt pictures were tpo high for any but the rich to indu'ge in that has ,al' beejj changed by the develop ment of photography to its present state of excellenbe and the cheapness of its products, thus placing the much desired likenesses of our parents, sisters, brothers, children and friends within the reach of every-one. We all recognize the fact that when we want pictures taken, we wakt Tns best, tney can only be obtained iu Brenham at Itobertson & Go. gallery, op posite Mrs. Schwarz's millinery bazar. "We call the attention of our readers to tho advertisement ot Simmons' Liver Regulator, which appears in to day's paper. This standard remedy does not deserve to be classed with the many patent nostrums so liber ally advertised throughout the country. It is one of the very best preparations ot its kind in use; and i recommended by' the regular j ractitioners of medi cine. It has a largo sale in this city, and caii bo - found in all our drug stores, a bottle or package should be found in ev ery family, as its judiciou use :s almost certain to prevent a a bilious attack, if taken when he symptons first show them selves." Purchasers should be careful to see .that they get the genuine, manufactured only by J. H.Zsilin & Co.. Philadelphia. The Bank ke is now prepared to do job work at miraculously low "pricps, having just received a large lot of new' type, find stationery, especially adapted for wedding, invitations 'and fancy work. Mb. Calloway is taking bet ter pictures than was ever taken iu Brenham. Square meals for 25 cents at the rheuix Bcstaurant. 5Cotton Seed Wanted. Highest cash price paid for same' delivered at uiy warehonse.' dw3ui J. A..W1LKISS. ,-t For the cheapest imd ' best selected stock of Dry floods, go to .Newboucr Bros, new dry goods palace 0:1 Main street. IHHIK!e m Ji'ST received full and com plete assortment ot embroider ies, laces, silk 'handkerchief fuhucs, ties, gloves, corsets, notions ot every description, sold very cheap, at D. W. NloO!ri6argh'd. 7?vnTTr-rrnr. 2rrtil -.....'WW.Air.,. .a.rvu, C- I Hill U meals for 25 cents at'thc Phehix square Kestanrant. IlEGAnnLEss of cost for the' nest thirty days - Newbouer Bros, will sell tujeir. .immense stock ot goods' at a great re duction on former prices-Come aud convince yourself that we sell-cheapfic Tlffil-tlroBieapest? .1XEWB0UEB iiROS. Billiards. Hirschberg's el egant billiard saloon is free for the use of his customers. Twenty-five cent3 will pavfor a good square meal at the Phe nix Bestanrant. Eveettiiiso reduced to bard pan prices. You will save money by purchasing dry goods, boot, shoes, clothing, hats, caps, dress goods, etc., at D. W. Bloombargh's. HiBspuBEBo keeps the only first-class saloon in the city. He sells none but the purest liquors. BUGQ1E3 AHD PujSTONS, new and second hand, with and with out tops, for sale at Park's Liv ery and sale stable. l"al3-d&wlm Gbkat sacrifice, , Jji-it re ceiver'250set collars and enfis, at 10 dents a se"t; worth 50 centsvfltiNflwbouer- Btos'., new dry goods palace on Main street, next door to Eldridge. Newbouer Beos. 1 . 1 ' Hibschbekg'b mixologist, Tal bot, is au fait in preparing seasonable drinks. Evebybodz uses it. The best iu the country. E. Anhenser & Co.'s Bottled Beer. D. W. Bloombargh', sole agen, Bren ham. ' Just received K-fnll mid com-, plettline in-Jadies, misses and children's Shoes. Mens', youths' and hoys' Boots and Shoes 6old at 'remarkable low figures, at D. W. Bloombargh's. Ir you want the best pictures you ever had taken go to Callo way's Gallery and you will be satisfied. PROFESSIONAL CARDS BBEEDLOVE & EWlKG, AttornoyB - at -Xia Brenbatn, Texas' 1. 3. McFarland, Bates JlcFarland McFAHLAND & McFABLASD; A,ttornoyB-a l-Xia-ccr, Brenham, Texas. Office Upstairs in Allcnrn bnlldlnjr north bide of Public Square, jut-lowtf Seth Shepaid. C. C. GarrrttT SHEPAKD & GARRETT, A,ttorneyaataaT , Brenham, Washington coun'y, Tex. Seth Shepard. C C. Garrett N. A. Rector. SHEPARD, GARKETT & RECTOR, ..t-torxi.oys-o.'t-I-irwir, Giddings, Lee connty, Texas. K. 1). Business for Lee county should be sent to GiddinRS office; for Washington county to tlie- race, nt Brmbam. jly2Udwtf -T Fi HATCHET, M.iD., Surgeon and Physician Brenham, Texas. Respectfully informs his old f-iends of Brenham and vicinity, that lie his resumed practice. Office at the Crump pi er House. may20d&wtt J T Korri, M D. Brenham, LBCreath.MD. Rocky,-. Austin co. DBS. NORMS & CREATH. Physicians and Surgeons. Offers their Pjufrssftnal services to the citizens of Brenham .and vicinity, Orace Wood 4 Co. DrueSfW. - May Hlh 1874. 3m A. IIEALY.'r DEXLE1I IN OEXEKA1. ecV&VvaYk GUTLEItY, EDGE TOOLS, Earning Implements, Castings Hoesx Chains, Iron, Steel, COOKING AND HEATING STOVES, Stove Trimrcinps and Tin-war, ofal kinds. Paints, O.la, Tarnishes arid win. doir Olrfcs, Boggy and Waijnu material Itnbber Belting, from 1 to IS in die wide. Parking of all kinr'g, and all ar tisles appertaining to the Hardware bnsiiegs. Feb. 1,1 .v ain street. Brenham JOB WORK DONE NEATLY AND promptly at this otSfe. .1 RBKimAM CARDS. r WILLIAM ZEISS, 'Maker and Confectioner, Main Street, Brenham. Texas. -" Ponlar in Staple and Fancy ftmcrrjot Wines; Liquors, Lajjer Beer. &c Ht fvni, .frej.li Cakes and J?hn. on luutd at all times. j, G. SMJTII, f SADME-TREB-3IAKER. DrenhamT. Tfjras. AH orders filled promptly at ifrlajj prfee JUuoaigb soIicTteuV "K-. n. Feb.l2"c GEORGE KELSON, Barber and Hair-I)rcsser, Ant street, under tLe Central House, Brenham. Tux... Sliavlnjt, hampnonin, dyfnjf and hair suiting done to order, ratmnagt, solicited. ' Jan .29dt B ELDRIUGE 4 CO, WnOUSAI AKD RCTATT. tttMKKf PT Groceries and ProTisions, Brrhbam, Texas, A tall and complete Stack alnsvs on hand, for sale at, BOTTOM, FIGURES for THE CASH. Give us a trial; Oct8, 1874. Murphy $ Brown, House, Sign'anilDanne?'Pain- tersj Plain and Decorative Paper Hangers. Main St., opposite Zeiss' Eatery. Weg-uaraiiteu to do the Cheapest anil Beat work, and would request paiuea wantiDg anything In our line-to exam-ine-jOnr work, before employing any oo. We, also mannfactnrn to order Shotr Window1 Shades. octS0d&w3iu jyjfRS. D. PETERS, laler' in Fancy Groceries, iFrnits, Xntj, Cigars and Tobacco, Crockery-jGlassand Qnecnswarc, Under Central Hotel, Brrutiaro, Texas. Caslrpahl'for butter.-rhicki ns, epirs and r'omestrc fruits.. The Patronage of the public solicited, Oct-8-tf "Vir. SCHUEENBEKG, tfl . Blacksmith Q and manufacturer of AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS, Brenham. Texas. "Special attention jriveri toHnnss SuOElso, general job work ai'd re air Inir. Terms liberal. Shop .near Jfay ntrd's Livery Stable. June 18; '74. BL FJUXEE, DEALxrtn Gins, Pistols ul linfflticB, and manufacturer or Fire and Burglar Proof Pafes, Ant-Street, BtenhamTexaK Gnns, Pistols and Safes-Te.aired at shoit notice, . Iron donrv and wiiidir blind made to- order. AH kinds of can ridges, and ammunition kept uu hand. .. . October"19. 17-Iy. STEL'ZIG, SADDTiER Harnefflahufaoturer, Oppposite Newbrraer's Store, Brkjtiiau, Teias: SADDLES, Harness, TVhips. Spur, Girths, Bridles, Collars, Ham, Traces. Saddle Bags', Sic.. alaysiu hand tor sale. Repairing a, specialty. All work warranted. . srrutf. ' ' ".A..STE1.ZIG. TYEICIARDT &;SEELH0RST, v BEENHAM IKXAP, TIX& SHEET IR0S WORKERS, DKALEBS IN OENi.s. HABDABE, House FitrnlshlnirGoods, P..mps ot a 1 descriptionR, .Cooking and Heating Stoves injarge variety. wronglit lrorftPipe and Steam Fit ilngs cat and Stlrd to order. Rw6ug and spouting done at short notice. Thankful for the liberal patronage, bestowed opou'the old firm. i trr ect fuly solicit a'enntlnuanee'of the in.t. Brenhsm.'Jnly S6th. I8T3. 3R. HOFFvMAN, t . j Dealer la STA'PLL AXD.tANCY rs?9 - - CLOTHING. HATSf-BbOTS, SHOES. 6ew' furnishing Goods, Ltdies'and Muses FINE' DRESS GOODS, Husierj, Hood3, SLawls, R0I105 Jewelry, Silks, Satins, Lawns, Src, itc. All of which will bwsuld at vtry re sonable figures for ready cash. Cull d biamij,e tuy ctoik u-J iukle. -1 31 9 i 3 l